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Roswell Council splits over employee furloughs
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NorthFulton.com
Three Roswell council members wanted to furlough city employees to save $850,000 to "balance" the budget, but other council members said it was more like grandstand politics than fiscal conservatism.
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Political season kicks off in Milton
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NorthFulton.com
Small town elections have a history of getting pretty dirty.
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Roswell gets $825K energy grant
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NorthFulton.com
Roswell was, and now it will be the recipient of an $825,000 grant to give aging government buildings an energy makeover.
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Alpharetta reverses decision on energy grant
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NorthFulton.com
City Council reversed its decision Monday night on an energy efficiency grant funded through federal stimulus dollars originally voted down June 15.
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Officials push for new bridge over Ga. 400
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NorthFulton.com
Since the large annexation in Roswell of some 15,000 people in 2000, Ga. 400 has been like a river separating the two sides of the city except for the ever-congested Holcomb Bridge Road.
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Property tax hike squeezes through Atlanta council
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Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Atlanta City Council Monday narrowly approved Mayor Shirley Franklin’s request for a property tax increase aimed at plugging a $56 million gap in the city’s budget.
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Cartersville fire chief Norris Westbrooks to retire
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Cartersville Daily Tribune News
Fire Chief Norris Westbrooks will retire Tuesday, bidding farewell to the "best men and women" after nearly 37 years of service with the Cartersville Fire Department.
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Grovetown residents must abide by water restrictions
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Columbia County News Times
Starting Monday, Grovetown residents will have to abide by citywide water restrictions because of a low water supply.
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Retiring city worker will miss routine
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McDuffie Progress
Jimmie Chatman said he will miss friends and the routine when he retires.
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Porterdale council divided on wine café proposal
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Covington News
Porterdale City Council members are divided in support for the approval of a new ordinance that would allow a "wine café" to operate in the city.
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Council O.K.s plan for city development
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Covington News
Over the past several years Covington has completed numerous high-end plans and strategies designed to guide future development, but the city finally approved a plan to actually carry out those previously identified goals.
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Save Etowah Terrace stresses historical importance of Etowah Terrace with tour
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Rome News-Tribune
Rome native Roger Wade lives on Broad Street, collects Rome memorabilia and hosted the Save Etowah Terrace fundraiser Sunday because he said the proposed Etowah Village project, “doesn’t fit in those trees and on the riverside.”
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Test of weather sirens is Wednesday
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Douglas County Sentinel
Weather warning sirens will sound all over Douglas County and the city of Douglasville at noon Wednesday, but it will be only a drill.
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Mayor Thompson re-elected to GMA board
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Douglas County Sentinel
Douglasville Mayor Mickey Thompson was re-elected June 23 to a one-year term as an at-large member of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) board of directors during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah.
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VR seeks to find weak links in sewer staff
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Carrollton Times-Georgian
A series of fines handed down by the Georgia Environmental Pro-tection Division for wastewater infractions at Villa Rica’s West Plant has led city officials to overhaul personnel at the plant.
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Carrollton lays claim to South's cleanest water
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Carrollton Times-Georgian
Carrollton’s $7.5 million membrane filtration system is in operation at its water plant, and city officials say it gives the town the cleanest water in the Southeast, if not the entire country.
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Columbus police to crack down on littering
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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Littering on city streets will get more attention when 100 more Columbus police officers are hired.
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Leadership Baldwin tours city
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Milledgeville Union Recorder
A group of local business representatives, administrators and members of the public spent their Tuesday touring the city learning more of how the community works behind the scenes each day.
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City reports ‘planned spill’ at Sterling Creek wastewater plant
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Bryan County News
The city of Richmond Hill had to, in accordance with EPD guidelines, report a "major spill" at the Sterling Creek wastewater treatment plant.
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Gainesville working out bridge issues with DOT
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Gainesville Times
Building a pedestrian bridge, especially one that extends over a four-lane road, takes time and teamwork.
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Judge: City must hand over Shuler letter
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Gainesville Times
Gainesville officials violated the state’s Open Records Act when they refused to provide The Times with information tied to an investigation of former City Manager Bryan Shuler, a Hall County judge has decided.
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Lula sewer plans get state’s approval
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Gainesville Times
Lula is one step closer to a new sewer system.
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HB1460 at the center of McCorkle suit
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Statesboro Herald
It’s a case of hurry up and wait for Anthony Mann. The Statesboro citizen filed a claim June 16 against the city, arguing that the city’s charter does not give the council authority to hire and fire employees.
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Moultrie councilwoman named to GMA board
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Moultrie Observer
Moultrie City Councilmember Angela Castellow was elected to the Board of Directors for the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah June 24.
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Braselton hopes new hotel boosts funding to visitors bureau
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Gainesville Times
The town of Braselton remains hopeful that revenues will increase in the coming fiscal year as a new hotel prepares to open its doors.
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Braselton’s $2.6 million budget boosts election, police budgets
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Gainesville Times
The 2010 budget for Braselton shows decreases in almost every department as the town prepares for smaller revenue collections. But an upcoming election in November means an increase in that budget
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Winder's proposed budget is more conservative
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Barrow County News
Winder’s 2009 fiscal year wasn’t exactly what Mayor Chip Thompson was expecting.
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CAFI may request stimulus funds for homeless
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Newnan Times-Herald
CAFI's Newnan Service Center will be asking Newnan City Council Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to endorse its application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a regional Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).
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Hoschton tax issue gets closer to ballot
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Athens Banner-Herald
Hoschton tax activists are one step closer to changing the town's charter so that voters would have to approve any property-tax increases.
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Council tackles Ragland, Calumet traffic
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LaGrange Daily News
LaGrange City Council has agreed to put a four-way stop at the intersection of Calumet Center Drive and Ragland Street.
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Cedartown will keep bus rolling
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Cedartown Standard
The City of Cedartown will continue to provide a transit system for its residents, aided by some timely grants and a reorganization of staffing for the program.
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Sewer replacement off table
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Fayette Citizen
A grandiose proposal to bring sewer service to one of Peachtree City’s oldest neighborhoods has fallen by the wayside.
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Peachtree City to upgrade 4 fire stations
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City is going to undertake significant repairs and upgrades at its four fire stations along with resurfacing the city hall parking lot in the coming year at a cost of $1.08 million.
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Peachtree City acquiring site near Lake Peachtree
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Fayette Citizen
Peachtree City and Fayette County officials have agreed to a land swap that will provide the city with a 7.81 acre tract direct across Kelly Drive/McIntosh Trail from Lake Peachtree.
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Group aims to boost discussion on Atlanta's future
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta homeowner Lynn Irvin thought it was just her neighborhood having billing problems with the city’s water department.
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The case of $18 million
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Macon Telegraph
When you pay sales taxes at the store, that money is eventually sent to the state.
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Stimulus money to fund Senoia intersection work
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Newnan Times-Herald
One of Senoia's most-needed road projects is set for letting in the next few months, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Rincon mayor completes GMA training
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Savannah Morning News
Rincon Mayor Ken Lee received a Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association's 76th annual convention Tuesday in Savannah.
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Atlanta City Council to decide on property tax increase
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta City Council is scheduled Monday to make what some members say will be its most important decision in several years — voting whether to raise property taxes on city homeowners.
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City may crack down on gaming machines
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Macon Telegraph
The city of Warner Robins is looking at revamping its gaming machine ordinances.
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Arkansas trip persuades group to support trolley
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Augusta Chronicle
After visiting the streetcar system in Arkansas' capital city, the committee studying a light rail streetcar system for downtown Augusta has slid over to the side of feasible.
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